Scooter rider dies after West 110th Street fall
Neiser Herrera, 37, died after police said he lost control while riding a standing electric scooter east on West 110th Street near Broadway on Aug. 4, 2022.
What We Know
At 3:34 p.m. on Aug. 4, 2022, Neiser Herrera, 37, was riding a standing electric scooter east on West 110th Street near Broadway in Morningside Heights, police told 1010 WINS. Police said he lost control, fell to the pavement and suffered a head injury. EMS took him to Mount Sinai Morningside in stable condition, and 1010 WINS reported that he died on a Monday about a month later. The city crash record lists one person killed and one e-scooter occupant; police said no other vehicles were involved and no criminality was suspected while the investigation continued.
Police said the rider fell after losing control
Police told 1010 WINS that Neiser Herrera was operating a standing electric scooter eastbound on West 110th Street when he lost control, fell to the pavement and sustained a head injury. The city crash record lists the crash at 3:34 p.m. on Aug. 4, 2022, on West 110th Street.
The crash happened near Broadway in Morningside Heights
Police responded to a 911 call in the vicinity of West 110th Street and Broadway, near Columbia University in Morningside Heights, according to 1010 WINS. The official crash record places the crash on West 110th Street.
Neiser Herrera died after being taken to a hospital
EMS took Herrera to Mount Sinai Morningside in stable condition after the crash, 1010 WINS reported. The outlet reported that he died on a Monday about a month later. The official record identifies the person killed as a 37-year-old male e-scooter driver.
Police reported no other vehicles involved
1010 WINS reported that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. Police said no other vehicles were involved and no criminality was suspected.